Surface covering material



N Oct. 28, 1952 F. wAsHBUR SURFACE covERING MATERIAL Filed June l, 1951 Patented Oct. 28, 1952 SURFACE COVERING MATERIAL Frank Washburn, La Fayette, Ind., assigner of fifty per cent to Willis 0. Mayne, Pendelton,

Greg.

Application June 1, 1951, Serial No. 229,457

(Cl. 2li- 5) 5 Claims. yl

The present invention relates to surface covering material such as siding for building walls and the like, and is more particularly concerned with such siding material comprising semi-rigid or rigid shingles arranged in overlapping relation to form leakproof joints therebetween, wherein certain of the shingles serve as joiner shingles which are overlapped at the upper edge portions and at both side edge portions thereof by adjacent shingles.

In the art to which the present invention relates, many forms of shingles and similar covering elem-ents have been proposed or utilized, but none of these has been entirely satisfactory, insof ar as applicant is aware. i

In the present practice, one of the conventional forms of joiner shingles comprises a substantially square shingle lwith rectangular cutout portions at the upper corners for receiving a corner of a laterally adjacent shingle of the next horizontal row above the same. This conventional joiner shingle is generally satisfactory except that the lower portion thereof extends loelow that of laterally adjacent regular square shingles and unfortunately produces a non-uni form, wavy appearance `which is objectionable, since it impairs the architectural beauty of the building. Also, Where such joiner shingles are used, in conjunction with regular shingles to provide a siding for a building or the like, two types of shingles are required, whereby it becomes more difficult for the architect or constructor to calculate the number of shingles of each type that is required. This leads to faulty planning and ordering of materials, and often results in inaccurate estimates of cost and purchases of materials and results in delay in the completion of a job in the event the builder iinds that he has underestimated the quantity of one type of shingle required.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide surface covering or building Wall siding material of the character indicated herein wherein only one form of shingle is required, which serves as both a regular shingle and a joiner shingle.

Another object is to provide such shingles which are simple and economical in construction.

Another object is to provide such shingles which are adapted to Foe arranged as regular and joiner shingles with the lower edges of all the shingles in each horizontal row or course being in horizontal alignment with each other.

A further object is to provide shingles which are formed and adapted to be arranged to facilitate lateral adjustment thereof.

A still further object is to provide shingles of the foregoing character which overcome diihculties heretofore encountered.

Other and further objects will be obvious upon an understanding of the illustrative embodiment about to be described, or `will be indicated in the appended claims, and various advantages not referred to herein will occur to one skilled in the art upon employment of the invention in practice.

In accordance with the present invention, the foregoing objects are accomplished by providing siding for building walls and the like comprising in combination a vertical row of a plurality of rectangular shingles, each shingle having its lower edge portion overlapping the upper edge portion of the shingle below it; and a second vertical row of a plurality of rectangular shingles, each shingle having its lower edge portion overlapping the upper edge portion of the shingle below it and having a side edge portion thereof overlapping a side edge portion of a shingle in the first mentioned row laterally adjacent thereof; the shingles of both rows having a notch at each end 0f a horizontal side edge thereof, the notches of all of the shingles being substantially identical; the shingles in the rst mentioned row being positioned with their notches at the lower edges thereof and the shingles in the second ver tical row being positioned with their notches at the upper edges thereof; and the shingles of the first mentioned row each having a notch substantially in registry with a notch of an adja cent shingle in the second vertical row but in the horizontal row below it.

In practice, the siding is provided by a plurality of first and second rows of shingles which are alternately arranged to provide a plurality of horizontal courses or rows of shingles, the respective side edge portions of each shingle in the second row arrangement overlapping a side edge portion of shingles in the first row arrangement at both lateral sides thereof. This is adapted to be accomplished with the lower edge of all of the shingles in each horizontal row or course being in alignment with each other.

A feature of the invention is that all of the shingles may be identical in size and shape and that the area of the spaces provided by the notches is relatively small, as compared With the area of the shingle. A further feature of the invention, as about to be described in connection with the illustrative embodiment herein, is that the notches comprise a horizontal edge section adjacent and perpendicular to a vertical side edge and parallel to the horizontal edge of the shingle, and a diagonal edge section extending from one end of the horizontal edge to the inner end of the horizontal edge section, such formation of the notches facilitating registry of the notches of adjacent shingles in a manner to provide for alignment of the lower edges of shingles in each horizontal row or course.

A preferred embodiment of the invention has been chosen for purposes of illustration and description and is shown in the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification, wherein:

Fig. 1 is an enlarged perspective View of a shingle in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view, on a smaller scale, of a group of shingles, such as shown in Fig. l, arranged in a plurality of vertical and horizontal rows to provide wall siding for a building.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevational view of a portion of the shingles shown in Fig. 2 on a slightly enlarged scale, with portions of certain shingles broken away to more clearly illustrate the intertting relationship thereof.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 4 4 on Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5 on Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing in detail and more particularly to Fig. 1 thereof, there is shown a shingle IIJ which is of oblong rectangular shape and comprises a pair of vertical parallel side edges II, a horizontal edge I2 and a horizontal edge I4 parallel to the edge I2. The edges I2 and I 4 are adapted to serve as either upper or lower edges, and, as shown herein, are of greater length than the edges II. If desired, the shingle may be provided with nail holes I5 to facilitate attaching the same to a building wall or the like.

A notch I6 is formed at each end of the edge I4, that is at the corners formed by each edge II and the edge I 4. Each of these notches comprises a horizontal edge section I'I adjacent and perpendicular to a side edge II and parallel to the edge I4, and a diagonal edge section I9 extending from the end of the edge I4 to the inner end of the edge section I1. As shown herein, the edge sections I9 are disposed at an angle of about forty ve degrees with respect to the edge I4 and their adjacent edge sections I I, and are of greater length than the edge sections I1. Preferably, the area of the shingle IIJ is more than twenty times the area of the spaces provided by the notches I6 and the length of the edge I4 is more than ten times greater than the length of an edge section I1. More specifically, the edge I4 is more than about twenty times the length of an edge section I'I and is about-twice the length of a side edge II whereby the area of the shingle is more than about seventy times greater than the combined area of the spaces provided by the notches I6. In other words, the notches are comparatively small wtih respect to the size of the shingle, whereby the shingle has a generally rectangular shape which is not materially altered by the formation of the notches.

In Figs. 2 to 5, a plurality of shingles I0 are shown as arranged to provide a siding or surface covering for a building wall 20 or the like. This arrangement comprises vertical rows 2I of regular shingles I0 and alternate vertical rows 22 of "joiner shingles I0 (Figs. 2 and 3). All shingles are of the form shown in Fig. 1, but the shingles in the row 2I have the notched edges I4 positioned at the lower sides (except for the lowermost shingle of each row) and the shingles in the rows 22 have the notched edge I4 positioned at the upper sides.

In providing such siding, the row 2I at the left side, as viewed in Fig. 2, is f lrst applied to the wall 20 with'the lower edge portion of the shingles each overlapping the upper edge portion of the shingle below it. A row 22 of joiner shingles is then applied laterally adjacent the right hand side of the shingles in the aforementioned row 2| with the lower edges of each shingle in the row 22 in horizontal alignment with an adjacent shingle in the row 2I to provide horizontal rows or courses of shingles. The left hand side edge portions of the shingles in this row 22 overlap the laterally adjacent side edge portions of the shingles in the row 2l, and the lower edge portion of shingles in this row 22 overlaps the upperedge portion of the shingle below it.

As previously indicated herein, the shingles in the rows 2| have their notches facing downwardly and the shingles in the rows 22 have their notches facing upwardly, whereby the downwardly facing notch formed in a shingle is adapted to be positioned in registry with the upwardly facing notch formed in a shingle in an adjacent vertical row and in a horizontal row below it. As shown at 24 in Fig. 3, the notches I6 facilitate horizontal adjustment of laterally adjacent shingles to align the respective shingles in vertical and horizontal rows whereby the shingles are adapted to be arranged in a regular and attractive pattern which enhances the appearance of the building having the shingles applied thereto.

The notches further facilitate an overlapping arrangement of the lower and side edge portions of the shingles in the row 22 upon the upper edge portion of a shingle below it and the side edge portion of a laterally adjacent shingle in a row 2I, respectively. In this manner, the lower corners of the joiner shingles (rows 22) effectively cover and conceal a notch in a shingle below it and a notch in a laterally adjacent shingle in the same horizontal row. This arrangement provides for a good leak proof joint formed by three thicknesses of shingles (Fig. 5), whereby the siding is adapted to effectively prevent the ingress of moisture.

After a row 2I of shingles and a row 22 of shingles have been applied, the siding is completed by alternately applying rows 2I and 22 with the side edge portions of the shingles in the rows 22 overlapping the side edge portions of the shingles in the rows 2|, as previously described and illustrated in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the present invention provides a novel and improved shingle which is so constructed that a plurality of such shingles of a single form are adapted to be arranged as regular and joiner shingles to form an attractive and highly effective siding or surface covering. The shingles by being of a single form can be utilized economically and can be rapidly applied in the desired arrangement without the employment of highly skilled labor. The notches are comparatively small in size, are readily concealed, form a tight joint and enable the shingles to cover a maximum surface area by reducing the required overlap of adjacent shingles to a minimum. The shingles are simple in construction, and can be manufactured economically with little waste of material .because of their generally rectangular shape and relatively small notches. The shingles in accordance with the'invention further facilitate an arrangement thereof which can not only resist the ingress of moisture but which can withstand wind at high velocities without damage thereto. The shingles are rugged in construction and can withstand rough handling without destruction thereof during shipment and use, and

can be readily packaged for convenient ship-- ment and storage. The shingle may be formed of any conventional shingle material.

As various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and without sacrificing any of its advantages, it is to be understood that all matters are to be interpreted as illustrative and not in any limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

1. Siding for building walls and the like comprising, in combination, a vertical row of a plurality of rectangular shingles, each shingle having its lower edge portion overlapping the upper edge portion of the shingle below it; and a second vertical row of a plurality of rectangular shingles, each shingle having its lower edge portion overlapping the upper edge portion of the shingle below it and havinga side edge portion thereof overlapping a side edge portion of a shingle in said rst mentioned row laterally adjacent thereof; said shingles of both of said rows having a notch at each end of a horizontal side edge thereof, said notches of all of said shingles being substantially identical; said shingles in said rst mentioned row being positioned with their notches at the lower edges thereof and said shingles in said second row being positioned With their notches at the upper edges thereof; and

said shingles of said rst mentioned row each having a notch substantially in registry with a notch of an adjacent shingle in said second row but in the horizontal row below it.

2. Sidingaccording to claim 1, wherein a, plurality of said rst and said second rows of shingles are alternately arranged to provide a plurality of horizontal courses of shingles.

3. Siding according to claim l, wherein the distance between the upper and lower edges of all shingles is the same and the lower edge of each of said shingles in said first mentioned row is in horizontal alignment with the lower edge of a laterally adjacent shingle in said second row.

4. Siding according to claim 1, wherein said notches comprise a horizontal edge section adjacent and perpendicular to a vertical side edge of said shingle and parallel to a horizontal edge of said shingle, and a diagonal edge section eX- tending from one outer end of said last mentioned horizontal edge to the inner end of said horizontal edge section.

5. Siding according to claim 4, wherein said diagonal edge section extends at an angle of about forty-ve degrees with respect to said horizontal edge section.

FRANK WASHBURN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,929,165 Freegard Oct. 3, 1933 1,962,612 Payne June 12, 1934 2,135,811 Goslin Nov. 8, 1938 

